Chapter 1597: Spatial Inheritance

Sure enough, in the following days, the threshold of the Ye Mansion was almost worn down by visitors.

Those seeking pills, those seeking to become disciples, those currying favor—all kinds came.

Long Zhan, now the chief steward of the Ye Mansion, was kept extremely busy these days.

The least among the visitors were at the Divine Lord realm.

The younger generation in the Guixu realm could only obediently follow behind their elders to pay respects to Ye Yuan.

At first, he felt somewhat uncomfortable, but later he found that everyone was extraordinarily polite to him.

He then realized that he was basking in Ye Yuan's glory. Although his cultivation was not high, he had become the most sought-after steward in the Tianying Imperial City.

Probably even the stewards of the First and Second Elders could not compare to him now.

After so many years of trials, when Ye Yuan returned this time, he had already granted Long Zhan his freedom.

From then on, Long Zhan became even more devoted to Ye Yuan.

He knew that Ye Yuan could give him a future of infinite possibilities.

At this moment, looking down at Lin Dong from a height, he said indifferently, “Go back. The master will not see you.”

Lin Dong's heart was full of bitterness. How could he have known that Ye Yuan was such a prodigious talent?

A moment of hesitation had deeply offended Elder Ye, a great figure.

Lin Dong said with a bitter smile, “Steward Long, I know Elder Ye is displeased with me, but this time I have come specifically to offer a humble apology. Please, Steward Long, announce my presence!”

Without even bothering to report, Long Zhan directly turned Lin Dong away.

Long Zhan glanced at him and said calmly, “Guard Lin, sometimes… opportunity comes only once. Once lost, it never returns. Hesitating when opportunity knocks only ruins one's future.”

Lin Dong said distressfully, “Steward Long, this matter is indeed my fault. But…”

Long Zhan interrupted him, saying, “But the First Elder is powerful, and you dare not offend him, is that it? Guard Lin, if you were the master, would you continue to employ someone like you? Precisely because the First Elder is powerful, that was the time you needed to step forward, wasn't it? You wanted to wait until the First Elder and the master had settled their dispute before choosing sides. Don't you think that is shameful?”

Lin Dong opened his mouth but found no words to refute.

Long Zhan said calmly, “Guard Lin, I am merely an insignificant servant. It's not that I deliberately make things difficult for you, but I too must gauge the master's intentions. If I cannot share the master's burdens, it won't be long before I am kicked out. You are an exalted Divine Lord realm expert, while I am just an inconspicuous nobody. Once I am cast out by the master, there will be no place for me to survive in this Tianying Imperial City!”

Long Zhan's words were neither humble nor arrogant, and he skillfully extricated himself, leaving no loopholes.

Lin Dong took a deep look at Long Zhan and said with a bitter smile, “Following Elder Ye, Steward Long's future achievements will surely be no less than mine! I have disturbed you. Lin takes his leave!”

With that, Lin Dong departed.

Ye Yuan could refine the Void Spirit Divine Grade Sun-Moon Qiankun Pill; creating a Divine Lord realm expert was far too easy.

Long Zhan's aptitude might never allow him to step into the Divine Lord realm, but he had the good fortune of following a great master!

Watching Lin Dong's retreating figure, Long Zhan merely smiled.

In fact, he thought so too.

…

“You want to cultivate in the Martial Tower?”

In the reception hall of the Ye Mansion, Xuan Yu looked astonished when he heard that Ye Yuan intended to cultivate in the Martial Tower.

As an elder, one could enter the Alchemy Tower or the Martial Tower once every hundred years.

Now that the Alchemy Tower and Martial Tower were open, the selected disciples were also to enter and cultivate.

But Xuan Yu never expected that Ye Yuan would choose the Martial Tower instead of the Alchemy Tower.

Looking at the astonished Xuan Yu, Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Second Elder, what do you think I could still comprehend in the Alchemy Tower?”

Xuan Yu was momentarily speechless. After pondering for a moment, he realized that there really seemed to be nothing left for Ye Yuan to comprehend in the Alchemy Tower.

Ye Yuan's alchemy strength had almost reached its peak.

The insights from the Alchemy Tower would likely be mostly useless to him.

Since Ye Yuan could even refine a Void Spirit Divine Grade divine pill, the insights that could help him were few and far between.

The remaining path could only be walked by Ye Yuan himself.

After thinking it over, Xuan Yu chuckled and said, “You rascal, if outsiders heard this, who knows what they would think. But… what you said is true. There really isn't much in the Alchemy Tower that can help you anymore.”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I heard that the Martial Tower contains insights into the laws of space?”

Xuan Yu's expression changed, and he said, “You want to comprehend the laws of space? No, it's too dangerous!”

Ye Yuan asked curiously, “Isn't it just enlightenment? Why is it dangerous?”

The reason he had the idea of entering the Martial Tower was precisely because of the laws of space.

His own comprehension of the laws of space seemed to have hit a bottleneck, with no major breakthroughs for a long time.

Having heard that the Martial Tower contained complete insights into the laws of space, Ye Yuan became interested, but he never expected there to be danger.

Xuan Yu said, “The insights into the laws of space were left by a former sage of the Tianying Imperial City, containing complete comprehension of the first and second heavens of the laws of space. But comprehending the laws of space is extremely perilous; one can easily get lost in them and never come out.”

Ye Yuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, “That dangerous?”

Xuan Yu nodded and said, “The laws of space are a very high-level law; who wouldn't be tempted? But after leaving the inheritance, that former sage warned later generations to think thrice before proceeding. Yet, how many can resist the temptation of the laws of space? In that generation, dozens of disciples entered, and even several elders, but… not a single one came out! Later, there were naturally disciples who didn't believe it and insisted on entering, but to this day, no one has ever come out of there! That place has become a forbidden area for all Martial Tower disciples.”

Ye Yuan was startled to hear this; he hadn't expected comprehending the laws of space to be so dangerous.

Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, Xuan Yu thought he was afraid and smiled, “Ye Yuan, your talent in alchemy is too remarkable. You should focus on alchemy and achieve even greater success in the future! Human strength has its limits; walking both the martial and alchemy paths simultaneously may end up with nothing in the end!”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Thank you for your concern, Second Elder. I know what I'm doing. But… I still want to give the Martial Tower a try!”

Xuan Yu thought he had convinced Ye Yuan, but it turned out to be useless; he still insisted on entering the Martial Tower.

The Alchemy Tower had finally obtained such a rare genius; if he were to perish in the Martial Tower, it would be heartbreaking beyond words!

Why was this kid so stubborn?

Ye Yuan naturally had his own thoughts. In the Second Elder's view, with the Alchemy Tower's protection, they could focus on alchemy.

But for Ye Yuan, he would not place his hopes on others.

Only by strengthening his own power could he protect himself!

This was a lesson learned from his own blood; he would not make the same mistake again!